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The Distributional Implications of a Carbon Tax in Ireland. ESRI WP250. July 2008

Callan, Tim and Lyons, Sean and Scott, Susan and Tol, Richard S.J. and Verdecchia, Stephano (2008) The Distributional Implications of a Carbon Tax in Ireland. ESRI WP250. July 2008. [Working Paper]

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    Abstract

    We study the effects of carbon tax and revenue recycling across the income distribution in the Republic of Ireland. In absolute terms, a carbon tax of €20/tCO2 would cost the poorest households less than €3/week and the richest households more than €4/week. A carbon tax is regressive, therefore. However, if the tax revenue is used to increase social benefits and tax credits, households across the income distribution can be made better off without exhausting the total carbon tax revenue.

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    Item Type: Working Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > environmental policy (including international arena)
    EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > tax policy
    Countries > Ireland
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
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    Depositing User: Alyssa McDonald
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 18 Jul 2017 17:03
    Number of Pages: 24
    Last Modified: 18 Jul 2017 17:03
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/87748

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